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Cheesemaking is a complex science – a food chemist explains the process from milk to mozzarella

  • Written by John A. Lucey, Professor of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageStoring cheese wheels to let them age intensifies the flavor. AP Photo/Antonio Calanni

Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the cheesemaking process, which can determine whether the...

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Arrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus

  • Written by Archon Fung, Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School

Summer’s arrival ended for now the anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the U.S. during the spring 2024 semester. Israel’s assault on Gaza, however, grinds on, and student protests may erupt again in the fall, especially as the presidential election heightens political tensions.

Once again, university presidents across...

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Biden dropped out − is the news media to blame?

  • Written by Jacob L. Nelson, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Utah
imageSome have claimed the news media forced President Joe Biden to abandon his race for reelection.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

For weeks in July 2024, a mix of journalists and academics lamented the news media’s relentless coverage of President Joe Biden’s age since his disastrous debate performance on June 27.

“The New York Times et...

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Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid

  • Written by Olajumoke Olateju, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Houston
imageCancer burdens your finances as well as your health -- even if you've got insurance.OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via GettyImages

Low-income Americans ages 18 to 64 with cancer saved about US$1,250 per year on treatment within seven years of the 2014 rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to my recent study.

Those patients either personally...

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As Hamas war drags on, Israeli democracy weakens further

  • Written by Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Suffolk University
imagePeople in Tel Aviv protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on July 20, 2024. AP Photo/Leo Correa

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continues its slide away from democracy.

Even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct....

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Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were

  • Written by Jay Rubenstein, Professor of History and Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageKing John of England signs the Magna Carta in 1215.UniversalImagesGroup via Getty Images

Many observers say a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision from July 1, 2024, turns presidents into kings – but they underestimate how truly radical the ruling actually may be. In fact, though the court’s majority said it was honoring...

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Can a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace

  • Written by Donald Nieman, Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageFormer Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace speaks to reporters in Detroit on Oct. 29, 1968. AP Photo/Preston Stroup

Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet led me – a historian who has written about political polarization and the Civil Rights Movement – to think back to another...

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Court battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment

  • Written by Laura E. Alexander, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageImmigrants from Honduras recount their separation from their children at the border during a news conference in 2018 at Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas.AP Photo/Matt York

Over the past few months, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been locked in a court battle with Annunciation House, a network of shelters in the El Paso area that assists...

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Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words

  • Written by Donald Nieman, Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageLincoln's words and legacy are often invoked by U.S. politicians in times of crisis.Marc Dozier/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, community leaders, clergy and politicians including President Joe Bidenhave called on Americans to tone down white-hot political rhetoric. Some have invoked the words...

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Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

  • Written by Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
imageImages from prominent events of 2024 in the US.Rebecca Droke/AFP; Qian Weizhong/VCG; Justin Sullivan; Erin Schaff/POOL/AFP, all via Getty Images

History usually happens at a leisurely pace, with major events months or even years apart. But this year, it seems like someone has pushed fast-forward, with significant events coming on a weekly or even...

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  1. Retaining flavor while removing caffeine − a chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee
  2. Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
  3. Worried about the health effects of the sugar in your breakfast cereal? Little has changed since the days of ‘Unfrosted,’ the Pop-Tarts movie
  4. Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds
  5. Athletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome
  6. Unequal access to quantum information education may limit progress in this emerging field − now is the time to improve
  7. COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered
  8. GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse
  9. US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise
  10. Amid humanitarian crisis and ongoing fighting, Africa’s war-scarred Sahel region faces new threat: Ethno-mercenaries
  11. How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs they choose
  12. Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master
  13. Bugs thrive in urban Los Angeles – volunteers’ traps reveal biodiversity hot spots for city insects and spiders
  14. Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure – but few people know their risk of developing liver disease
  15. The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper
  16. Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation
  17. Until 1968, presidential candidates were picked by party conventions – a process revived by Biden’s withdrawal from race
  18. Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem
  19. What is Catholic Integralism?
  20. Online rumors sparked by the Trump assassination attempt spread rapidly, on both ends of the political spectrum
  21. Biden’s and Trump’s ages would prevent them running many top companies – and for good reason
  22. How the Ukrainians – with no navy – defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
  23. Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space
  24. Age would prevent Trump and Biden from running many top companies − and for good reason
  25. Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past
  26. Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness
  27. Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
  28. Cutting marketing spending often backfires on businesses – new research could help investors distinguish shortsighted cuts from smart ones
  29. Sports in extreme heat: Warning signs of heat illness and how high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of team practices
  30. Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
  31. Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering
  32. After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives
  33. Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ is just the latest action plan from a group with an over 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking
  34. Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
  35. Republicans wary of Republicans – how politics became a clue about infection risk during the pandemic
  36. Pennsylvania continues tradition as ‘keystone state’ in presidential elections
  37. What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins
  38. ‘MAGA BLACK’ hats, clear swag bags, the first Trump/Vance signs: Highlights of what the Smithsonian is archiving from the Republican convention
  39. Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico warms
  40. How Trump’s appeal to nostalgia deliberately evokes America’s more-racist, more-sexist past
  41. AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare
  42. Supreme Court’s blow to federal agencies’ power will likely weaken abortion rights – 3 issues to watch
  43. The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
  44. A short history of the rise, fall and return of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station
  45. Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect – but a simple treatment offers significant improvement
  46. Want to spur your child’s intellectual development? Use audiobooks instead of videos
  47. The Large Hadron Collider gets reset and refreshed each year – a CERN physicist explains how the team uses subatomic splashes to restart the experiments
  48. America faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat: In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave
  49. Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle
  50. Nutrition Facts labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of translating food into information